Low Rock Castle

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Low Rock Castle in Portstewart, 1906

Low Rock Castle was a country house historic building of rank in Portstewart in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland . In 2001 it was completely demolished.

history

The house, which was originally crenellated , was completed around 1820. In 1835 the future General Field Marshal George Stuart White ( VC ) was born there, who commanded the garrison during the siege of Ladysmith in the Second Boer War . The house was completely demolished in 2001.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Portstewart . P. 461. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Henry Mortimer Durand: The life of Field-Marshal Sir George White, VC . W. Blackwood. P. 9, 1915. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  3. ↑ Low Rock Castle . Retrieved October 20, 2015.

Coordinates: 55 ° 10 ′ 42.9 "  N , 6 ° 43 ′ 27.4"  W.